The Little Dark Man and Other Russian Sketches
by POOLE, Ernest
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Company, 1925. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's cloth in orange pictorial price-clipped dust jacket printed in red and black; 141pp. Mild toning to outer jacket panels, a hint of foxing to bottom textblock edge, else a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Collection of short stories set in the years following the Russian Revolution, based on the American author's experiences reporting in rural areas of the Soviet Union. SMITH P-481.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47863
- Title
- The Little Dark Man and Other Russian Sketches
- Author
- POOLE, Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; Soviet Union; Russian Revolution;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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